Let us work on being united
By K.L. Huntley
Reader Contributor
I always loved the story of the young people participating in the Special Olympics in Seattle almost 50 years ago. It was the 100-yard dash, …
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The days of innocence
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
I recently interviewed a young lady named Raye Johnson for a feature story this week (read “Raye of Hope,” Page 15). To put it lightly, …
Raye of Hope
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
For the past six years, Raye Johnson has experienced a different Christmas than most 10-year-old girls. While others are home playing with their presents, sitting …
Emily Articulated: Generosity
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I came across a recent Facebook post on the Sandpoint Forum page so lovely that I spent the better part of a morning following its …
A message of peace from 1937
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Since J.R.R. Tolkien published his novel The Hobbit on Sept. 21, 1937, the thrilling tale has shaped the hearts and minds of readers across the …
A rule in common
By Barbara Russell
Reader Contributor
On Oct. 21, 1985, First Lady Nancy Reagan presented the United Nations with the gift of a mosaic on behalf of the United States in …
The healing nature of kindness
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
I was traveling in my 20s when I witnessed my first real random act of kindness. I was visiting a friend in San Francisco. We …
The Late Night Buddhist: Pay it… somewhere
By Scott Taylor
Reader Columnist
A few years ago I realized that I’d had enough of sitting behind a desk, trying to teach junior-high students the geography of central Asia …
The Late Night Buddhist: How to poison your mother-in-law
By Scott Taylor
Reader Columnist
If we are to believe what much of the media – mainstream, social, alt, Russian troll – tells us, narrow-mindedness and intolerance have become the …
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